Compare LGBT Rights in Somalia & Yemen

Equality Index ?
1 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
1 / 100
4 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
17 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2012
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1975
Banned
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesOther punishment
Since 1964
State-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguousIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Public Opinion
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
2% Justifiable
60% Not justifiable
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